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Using electric vehicles is a great way to protest against late stage capitalism (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
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Electric scooter/bike/car/bus/etc. By detaching yourself from the dependency of fossil fuels you empower yourself. You can charge a battery using solar power. Combustion engines will always require a complex oil refinement process.

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[–] 11 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Most EVs are data collection on wheels. If there was a full EV made in 2000, I'd go for that.

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    • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    This is why I'm super excited for the slate truck. It's as dumb as a car can be, but modern EV tech. And a truck that's modular.

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  • [–] [S] -5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    The design looks bad, Kei truck cab over wheel would have been much better.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Kei style cab over wheel on a small vehicle is incredibly dangerous. Your body should not be the crumple zone to protect cargo.

    It only works for Semis and buses because they are the biggest vehicle on the road.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Japan has a much lower car death rate on average than the US and they use these everywhere. The Kei style cab isn't the problem.

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    • [–] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (1 child)

    And they don’t have nearly the same ongoing maintenance parts costs.

    Still need fossil fuels for lubricants, but to an incredibly lesser degree.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago

    Owned my EV for 1 year and so far I have had to buy a bottle of windshield wiper fluid.

    Electric costs between $0.03 to $0.09 per mile, and the electric company is 100% solar powered.

    The savings alone justifies driving an EV, plus you're saving the world as a bonus.

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    • [–] 6 points 4 weeks ago

    I still have my combustion car, but I use it as little as possible. Mostly I bike and take transit.

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    [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago

    Kinda wishing I had gone full EV instead of HEV with Toyota, but I'm still happy with my purchase.

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    [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago

    Yeah this was a big part of my reasoning, but I am paranoid.

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